BRIEF
MIES PRECEDENTS
THE PROJECT IS TO RE-DESIGN A BOATHOUSE RESTAURANT THAT ALREADY EXISTS NEAR YARRA RIVER. I WAS ASSIGNED TO DESIGN IN THE MANNER OF A GREAT MASTER. THE BOATHOUSE SERVES NOT ONLY AS A CAFE, RESTAURANT; IT ALSO HAS BOAT HIRE SERVICES. LOCATED AMONGST NATURAL PARKLAND AND YARRA RIVER, THE HOUSE IS A GREAT PLACE FOR RELAXATION IN INNER CITY AREA.
THE DESIGN IS INSPIRED BY MIES AND THREE OF HIS WORKS HAVE HELPED ME DEVELOPE A GENERAL IDEA AT THE BEGINNING. I’D BEEN LOOKING AT FEATURES THAT SUIT INTO THIS CONTEXT AND INTEGRATING THEM INTO MY OWN DESIGN. I WAS INSPIRED BY FARNSWORTH HOUSE WITH ITS DOMESTIC FACADE; SEAGRAM BUILDING WITH ITS GRID GLAZING; AND THE TUGENDHAT HOUSE WITH ITS INTERNAL PLAN.
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LEARNING FROM THE MASTERS LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE DESIGN PROCESS
LOOKING AT THE BUILDING FACADE FROM ACROSS THE RIVER
FARNSWORTH HOUSE
SITE PLAN
SEAGRAM BUILDING
PLAN OF TUGENDHAT HOUSE
BUBBLE DIAGRAM SHOWING THE SIZES OF FUNCTIONAL AREAS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS.
THE NEWLY DESIGNED PATHS ARE TO LEAD TO THE BOATHOUSE CLEARLY. TWO PATHWAYS FROM THE CARPARK AND FROM THE STUDLY PARK MERGE TO BECOME ONE. ADDITIVE FORM AND RECTANGULAR ARRANGEMENTS
SITE
CAFE INTERIOR IMPRESSION
FLOOR PLAN
LARGE INTERNAL SPACE
THE RECTANGULAR FORM-MAKING IS ALSO USED IN ELEVATION. IT HAS THE SAME RIGIDITY IN MIES’ DESIGN.
FACADE (A104)
REAR (A105)
THE REAR OF THE BUILDING IS MORE ENCLOSED AS FOR PRIVACY AND INSULATION REASONS. IT ALSO HELPS TO DIRECT THE USERS TO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
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GROUND FLOOR
LEVEL ONE
LEVEL TWO
GROUND FLOOR
THE RECTANGUALAR PLAN BENEFITS THE CIRCULATION AROUND THE HOUSE. AS THE STRAIGHT LINES ARE VERY DIRECTIONAL, AND CAN HELP THE USERS EXPERIENCE THE SPACE WITHOUT CONFUSION.
GROUND FLOOR TO LEVEL ONE
Architecture Design Studio: Water MENG Qingchen, Steve:: 531 549 Tutor:: Aizan Kazerani
NORTH-EAST ELEVATION
LEVEL TWO
HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION
VERTICAL CIRCULATION
RENDERINGS
SECTIONS SECTION B 1:100 (A110) ELEVATED RESTAURANT TO EXPOSE MORE DINING AREA TO THE RIVER, AS WELL AS THE GRACIOUS VIEW OF THE PARK ON THE OTHER SIDE .
OUTDOOR SITTING AREA TO PROVIDE AN OPEN VIEW TO THE RIVER. IT ALSO ACTS AS A TRASITION FROM NATURAL TO CONSTRUCTED SPACE.
MODEL SECTION A 1:100 (A109)